(CBS) --Heating up a bowl of chili nearly turned into a disaster for a Chicago area family when their new microwave started on fire. 2 Investigator Dave Savini found it has happened to others, too.

PITTSBURGH (CBS) -- Heating up a bowl of chili nearly turned into a disaster when flames started shooting from a family's brand new microwave. And, it turns out, this isn't the first incident of its ...

“A burning smell (and smoke) is a sign something is amiss with your microwave, and you should immediately turn off and unplug it,” Shimek says. The problem could be minor, like caked-on food burning ...

Ignoring your microwave could cause major issues, including fires. Take care of these microwave problems ASAP. Reader’s Digest spoke to Ron Shimek, the president of Mr. Handyman, to help you ...